Best Metal Songs of All Time

Metal has now become an umbrella genre that includes many sub-categories like death, heavy, dirge, Gothic, glam, trash, drone, speed, etc. After including so many bands and songs, it is evident that metal is too huge to be narrowed down.

Metal is an innovation of the typical rock music that was prominent in the 1970s and the '80s. It has a heavier sound than rock music. Each of the categories has their own characteristics and variations in sound.

When it comes to listing the most famous metal songs, rankings can differ since all fans have their individual choices and preferences. However, there are some songs, all metal lovers would remember if they were to pick the best metal songs of all time.

Metal fans have always been at loggerheads, not just with other genres, but with themselves as well. For example, how AC/DC, when they started out, were considered as a metal band. Then came the heavier sounds of Metallica and the others, after which AC/DC came to be known as a hard rock band. But if you ask them what they think, they'll just say that they are a Rock N' Roll band. My point is, a few of the bands I've mentioned may not be 'metal enough' according to today's standards, but they were one of the earlier bands when metal was still in its rudimentary stage. For instance, try comparing Judas Priest to Opeth. Opeth ends up with the heavier sound, but that doesn't necessarily make Judas Priest not metal.

Death Rattle | PanteraFour Horsemen | MetallicaInto The Pit | TestamentEscape To The Void | SepulturaAngel Of Death | SlayerCowboys From Hell | PanteraCaught In A Mosh | AnthraxAnd Then There Were None | ExodusTornado Of Souls | MegadethI Am The Law | Anthrax

Metal is one of the genres where the eternal 'Potato Poe-tah-toh' argument is heavier than others. This makes the music one of the most subjectively influenced of all. With that in mind, if you have any suggestions, please share them in the comments. Till then, pick these songs up and give them all a listen.